Letter: Political comics

By Graham Freeman, New Bern

Published: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 01:09 PM.

Graham Freeman,
New Bern

Editor’s note: Sun Journal Managing Editor Randy Foster chooses from a selection of political cartoons available for each day’s edition and strives to reflect a balance of opinions. A count of political cartoons from early February to early March showed that out of 36 cartoons published, there were 12 that criticized the Republican Party (one-third of the total published) and four that supported gun control. On the other hand, nine cartoons criticized the Democrat Party (including six that were critical of President Obama) and one cartoon was critical of gun control. Another 10 cartoons were about non-political issues.

Does someone at the Sun Journal check over the political cartoons that appear on the opinion page? Ninety-five percent are for Barack Obama and the Democrats, and against the Republicans. All the political comics are against the Second Amendment, and for those who want to disarm the American people.

The issue is not duck or deer hunting. The issue is defending yourself, your family and your property.

No nation on the planet would waste time passing a law allowing the troops to have a gun when they go into combat. The Second Amendment is for personal defense. We the people, need good weapons and with many shells in each magazine.

One of the recent political comics showed a member of the NRA coming out of a pile of guns and saying, “The answer to multi-murders such as the one at Sandy Hook is more guns.” There was no pile of guns in the school at Sandy Hook. In fact, there were no guns. Even one gun would have saved many lives.

At Columbine, where many students were murdered, there were no guns in the school. The armed guard stayed outside. He said that he wanted to make sure that the two murderers did not get away.

The NRA is striving for a goal of 6 million members. If you believe in freedom and the Constitution, sign up this week until we reach 10 million members.

Graham Freeman, New Bern

Editor’s note: Sun Journal Managing Editor Randy Foster chooses from a selection of political cartoons available for each day’s edition and strives to reflect a balance of opinions. A count of political cartoons from early February to early March showed that out of 36 cartoons published, there were 12 that criticized the Republican Party (one-third of the total published) and four that supported gun control. On the other hand, nine cartoons criticized the Democrat Party (including six that were critical of President Obama) and one cartoon was critical of gun control. Another 10 cartoons were about non-political issues.